Nigeria

Currency: Naira (NGN)

Timezone: West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Nigeria is situated in West Africa where it shares its land border in the west with the Republic of Benin, in the east with Chad and Cameroon, and in the north with Niger—popularly referred to as the “Giant of Africa” due to its resources and population. The country is the most populous in Africa, with a population estimated to be over 207 million. The country has a very diverse ethnic group with over 100 languages. However, the major languages spoken in the country are Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, with English regarded as the official language in the country. The climate of the country varies widely with equatorial south, tropical in the middle, and arid in the north, while the landscape consists of southern lowlands, plateaus, and hills in the north and mountains in the southeast.

The country adopts a federal presidential republic system of government comprising 36 states and Abuja the Federal Capital. The economy is heavily reliant on Petroleum and Petroleum Products as its main source of foreign exchange earnings and accounts for over 70 percent of government revenue. The challenges facing the country include erratic power supply, lack of infrastructure, terrorist insurgence, kidnapping, banditry, clashes between farmers and herders, pervasive corruption, internet fraud, and police brutality.

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Survey Co-Ordination Act

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the furnishing to the director of Federal Surveys of Information relating to survey work to provide for the carrying out of certain additional operations, by persons doing the...

Nigeria • 1962 • Infrastructure and Construction

Nigeria Live Fish (Control of Importation) Act.

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an act to regulate the importation of live fish; and for purposes connected therewith. It provides for the control of import of live freshwater fish. It emphasizes that no person shall import any...

Nigeria • 1962 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Forest Law

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is a law for the preservation and control of forests. It provides the constitution of forest reserves and declaration of protected forests, effect of certain things done under forestry ordinance. It also outlines the...

Nigeria • 1961 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigerian Ports Authority (Pilotage) Regulations

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

Regulation 18 concerns the unauthorised use of pilot’s flag. It emphasizes that any person who shall hold himself out as a pilot authorised to pilot any ship and is not so authorised or shall pilot...

Nigeria • 1961 • Transportation

Marine Insurance Act.

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for marine insurance and to prohibit gambling on loss by maritime perils. Regulation 3 defines marine insurance. A contract of marine insurance is a contract whereby the insurer undertakes...

Nigeria • 1961 • Transportation

Export Produce (Federal Powers) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to confer sundry powers in relation to certain produce intended for export. The minister for the time being charged with responsibility for external trade may, from time to time, make regulations...

Nigeria • 1961 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Produce (Enforcement Of Export Standards) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

An Act to make provision for the inspection of commodities for export from Nigeria at ports of shipment, for the purpose of enforcement of grades and standards of quality in respect of such commodities, and...

Nigeria • 1959 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Acquisition of Land by Aliens Law (Cap. 1).

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This law provides that no alien (defined by this law) may acquire land save with approval of the Commissioner responsible for land and prohibits the unlawful occupation of land by an alien. It also provides...

Nigeria • 1958 • Infrastructure and Construction

The Veterinary Council (Elections) Rules

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

These rules, made under section 34 of cap. 210, 1958 laws and continued under the veterinary surgeons act, concern the election of members of The Veterinary Council. It emphasizes that no person other than a...

Nigeria • 1958 • Health

Hides And Skins Regulations

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

Part 1 of the document emphasizes that all hides and skins shall be flayed in the approved manner of flaying and All hides and skins shall immediately after flaying be hung up to dry until...

Nigeria • 1954 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Hides And Skins (Authorised Persons) Notice

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

A notice made under regulation 2 of The Hides and Skins regulations, designates authorized persons for purposes of the Regulations. The designated officers are assistant directors of veterinary services, senior veterinary officers, veterinary officers, assistant...

Nigeria • 1954 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Hides and Skins Act

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an act to enable regulations to be made for maintaining and improving the quality of Nigerian hides and skins and for regulating and controlling the trade and export of hides and skins.

Nigeria • 1942 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Agricultural Policy For Nigeria

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

A comprehensive policy instrument to drive the growth of the agricultural sector in Nigeria. It defines the objectives, challenges, performance, strategies to achieve sectoral growth, and the roles of the different tiers of government.

Nigeria • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Aquaculture Strategy

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

Nigeria’s Aquaculture strategy presents a framework to increase domestic fish production and reposition the government as a facilitator and regulator rather than an investor or institutional manager in the aquaculture industry.

Nigeria • Agriculture and Rural Development

Licensing Framework for The Use of 70/80GHz Band

Nigeria, Nigerian Communications Commission

Through this framework, the Nigeran Communications Commission hopes to ensure interference-free operation by all users of the Band and optimal utilization of the band. It sets a guide on the use of the 70/80GHz (71-74...

Nigeria • Information, Communication, and Technology

National Space Policy

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This policy seeks to develop a critical mass of Nigerians in the area of space science and technology to enable the country realize its objectives for achieving technological, industrial and economic self-reliance. This therefore has...

Nigeria • Information, Communication, and Technology

Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority: Guide for Filling Authorization form

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

This document provides guidance to applicants in preparing an application for authorization to use radiation sources as well as Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) criteria for evaluating the applications. It describes the information needed by...

Nigeria • Energy

Code of Conduct for Political Parties

Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria

This document contains the code of conduct for political parties to ensure peace and public order freedom of political campaigns and compliance with electoral laws and regulations for the conduct of free, fair and credible...

Nigeria • Democracy and Governance

June 9, 2022

Political Parties, Presidential Candidates and the Electoral Act 2022 

The Electoral Act 2022 seeks to update and standardize Nigeria’s elections. The introduction of technological changes such as an electronic database of registered voters and an electronic transmission system of votes is a welcome improvement. Restricting political appointees' involvement in the election process is also a step in the right direction. However, there is a fundamental issue with the new act — its endorsement of the indirect primary process.

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